Sounding toy



V. BERGSTROM SOUNDING TOY Filed Nov. 6. 1922 SM/UUFHIOU Biz- 47222 I VET'HE" E555? Patented Apr. 15, 1924.

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VERNER BERGSTROM, OF SAGAMORE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOUNDING TOY.

Application filed November 6, 1922.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Vitamin Bnnos'rnom, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sagamore, in the county of Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sounding Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accom Janying drawings.

This invention relates to sounding toys and has for its object to provide a toy of this character having a plurality of soundin g members operable upon movement of the toy.

it is another object of the invention to provide a toy of this character including sounding members which are alternately 0perabie to produce a sound during movement of the toy.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a toy of this character wherein the means used to support the sounding members is prevented from disengagement from the body portion of the toy by the wheels of the toy.

It a further object of the invention to provide a toy of this character including a pair of wheels wherein the pins of the wheels are disposed inwardly of the device in confronting relation and wherein the sounding members are likewise disposed inwardly of the wheels to prevent contact of said pins or the sounding members with adacent objects.

it is a stil further object of the invention to provide a toy of this character wherein the means used to support the sounding members is movable to prevent, as far as possible, unnecessary resistance to the sound in means during movement of the sounding means.

iVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the improved construction and arran ement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a sounding toy constructed in accordance with an em bodiment of the invention, portions of the toy being shown in section;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1 with one of the wheels removed; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan and Serial No. 599,323.

shafts 9, each stub shaft having a head 10.

In connection with the axle, wheels 11 and 12 are provided, each wheel being made preferably in the form of a disc having a central opening 13 for the reception of one of the stub shafts 9. The inner face 14 of each wheel, adjacent the opening 13, is

adapted to engage the end face of the axle to prevent movement of the wheel longitudinally of the axle, disengagement of the wheel from the stub shaft being prevented by the head 10. That portion of the inner face lat of the wheel between the opening 13 and the periphery of the wheel is provided with an annular series of pins 15 which are equally spaced. The pins of each wheel extend toward the pins of the opposite wheel so that there is no danger of the pins catching in the clothing of the user, or coming in contact with adjacent objects.

In connection with the axle, a handle member 16 is provided one end portion of said handle being reduced to provide a stem 16 adapted to extend into the opening 7 of the axle 5. The end portion of the handle adjacent the axle is provided with a substantially rectangular opening 17, said opening being spaced from the axle. i

A shaft 18 is provided. said shaft being substantially rectangular in cross section and corresponding in length to the length of the axle 5. This shaft is mounted in the opening 17 and disposed in spaced parallel relation to the axle, and is also placed so that its outer face is disposed substantially flush with the periphery of the wheels. By this means the ends of the shaft are disposed inwardlv of and between the wheels 11 and. 12 so that there is no danger of the shaft becoming disengaged from the handle. It will be noted that the shaft is only supported at its central portion, or in other words, that portion which is engaged with the handle member 16. The shaft 18 is intended to be constructed of material having resilient qualities, so that it is possible for the shaft to vibrate or rock during operation of the toy.

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The ends 19 and 20 of the shaft are slotted, the end 20 being adapted to receive a resilient sounding arm 21, while the end 19 is intended to receive a. resilient sounding arm 22. The sounding arm 22 is slightly longer than the sounding arm 21. Both sounding arms however, are intended to engage the pins of the adjacent wheel.

In the use of the. device, the toy is moved over the ground so as to cause rotation of the wheels. This brings the pins 15 of each wheel into successive engagement with the adjacent sounding arm. It must be remembered that the distance between the center of the opening of each wheel and the annular series of pins is exactly the same for both wheels. However. in view of the fact that one arm is shorter than the other, each sounding arm will be'caused to operate alternately so that instead of. a single sound at intervals, there will be av constant sound during rotation of the wheels. lhis iteature is facilitated by the vibration or flexing of the shaft l8 due to the pressure on the arm about to disengage the pin of the wheel, the vibration being possible in view ot the. fact that the shaft is only supported at its central portion.

From the toregoing it will be readily seen thatthis invention provides a novel form oi sounding toy including a pair of wheels and a pair of sounding members adapted to alternately operate so as to produce a constant sound actuating rotation of the wheels without requiring the wheels to be set or without requiring the pins to be arranged in any special manner when the wheels are made. All of these features are possessed by a. toy which is compact in form and can be made in large numbers from a small amount of material.

\Vhat is claimed is A toy comprising an axle formed at its ends with sockets and formed centrally with a mortise, an elongated handle terminating at one end in a tenon engaged within said mortise, the handle being provided with a transverse slot, a cross bar extending through said slot and of substantially the same length as the axle and having its ends slit, wheels disposed at the ends of the axle and carrying a circular series 01'? pins projecting from their confronting faces, pivot pins extending through the centers of the wheels and into said sockets, and resilient elements engaged within said slits and extending into the path of travel. of said series of pins.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature.

VERYER BERUSTRUR 

